Postcode sector · Buckingham

MK18 6 area guide

Who lives in MK18 6, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Buckinghamshire
Region: South East
Population: 3,806 (2024)

MK18 6Postcode sector · Buckingham

At a glance

What MK18 6 is like

The MK18 6 postcode sector in Buckinghamshire covers 7 live postcodes and is home to about 3,806 people in 1,541 households. 63.5% of households own their home, 14.9% rent privately and 20.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 56.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How MK18 6 compares

Headline figures for MK18 6, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

2.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in MK18 6. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£68,631

Average annual income before tax, higher than 82% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where MK18 6 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
21.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

MK18 6 FAQs

Is MK18 6 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is MK18 6 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around MK18 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in MK18 6?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.5% of residents. 63.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (35.5%).

Which council covers MK18 6?

The local authority for MK18 6 is Buckinghamshire.

MK18 6 comes under Buckinghamshire in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is MK18 6?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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